Trivia Tricks News

Howdy! Hope y'all are enjoying the Trivia Snowdown Event! This is a small update adding some additional polish and fixes to yesterday’s release!

• Players will no longer be given an extra veto and allowed category for bosses while the Festive or Halloween categories are available.
  
• Player podiums will no longer be lit during Chance Round if the player opts to not join.
  
• The chat will now fully scroll to the latest messages when opening the categories menu.
  
• Fixed a bug during Chance Round where players who received an item capsule would sometimes not receive an item (By our guess, this was happening for 1 in 8 item capsules).
  
• Fixed the camera zooming back slightly after chance round completed for clients.
  
• Fixed a bug where, if Workshop categories had ever been selected and then were deselected, they would turn back on when swapping between Co-Op and Standard.
  
• Fixed a bug where a player’s cookie currency would be reset to 5 if they loaded Trivia Tricks in DRM-free mode.
  

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Hello Tricksters! Grab a mug of hot cocoa and get under the weighted blankets, it’s Trivia Snowdown time!



From now until January 13th Trivia Tricks will be in Snowdown mode! Celebrate the season by enabling the ‘Festive’ question category, team up with your trivia pals to take on the Santa & Krampus boss, and complete limited-time Festive Missions to unlock rare cosmetics!

Plus there’s 6 new collectibles in the store waiting to be unlocked by spending cookies, earned through participating in trivia!

The festive additions continue with the Chance Round item pool being expanded with three new items!


Firstly there’s the Present, which grants 1,500 points to both yourself and another player of your choosing. Spread the festive cheer!


There’s also the Stopwatch, which halves the question timer to hurry everybody else into a panic (pairs well with the Math category).


Lastly, there’s Call a Boss, a phone which puts you in touch with a random boss who may (or may not) know the answer to the current question.


Finally, last week we asked the kind folks in the Trivia Tricks Discord what Quality of Life improvements they would like to see. Here’s some of the improvements in this update made possible thanks to your suggestions…

• During Chance Round voting you can now explicitly opt out of joining, meaning the timer will be skipped once all players vote
  
• Remembering lobby settings when swapping between standard and co-op mode
  
• Easier communication to hosts about category preferences
  

These are just some of the headliners for the many small but important improvements you’ll find in this update. Thanks to everybody for taking the time to give us these suggestions! If you’ve got any ideas about the ways we can make Trivia Tricks better then do consider leaving a Steam Review letting us know what you think.

Now, onto the full patch notes!

• The Trivia Snowdown event is back until January 13th!
  
• The Festive category returns, how well do you know the holidays?
  
• Plus, take on Santa & Krampus in Co-Op Vs Boss Mode!
  
• 6 new festive cosmetics have been added that are available for purchase in the Character Creator using cookies, earned by participating in trivia!
  
• This is in addition to the 15 festive cosmetics from last year, which are also available again!
  

• The first new item, the Present, will treat yourself and another player of your choosing to 1,500 points!
  
• The second new item, The Stopwatch, will halve the remaining time on the question timer - use this to reduce the amount of time other players have to think!
  
• The third new item, Call a Boss, will call up a random boss for a hint about the current question! Bosses will happily tell you the correct answer if they know it, but they don’t know everything so they will sometimes have to guess or only be able to narrow down the possibilities.
  
• Call a Boss will only spawn in lobbies where each player is the only one playing on their device, while the Stopwatch and Present will spawn in any lobby.
  

• Players can now opt to NOT participate in the Chance Round by pressing the B button on a gamepad, or backspace on a keyboard.
  
• When all players have voted ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to joining Chance Round, the timer will immediately end.
  
• Players can now join the Chance Round via mouse. Left clicking on the top banner will join, while right clicking it will opt to skip.
  
• The AI players will also vote no if they aren’t partaking.
  
• The longest that the AI can take to vote has been reduced from 8 seconds to 5 seconds.
  
• Some pauses have been removed or reduced during the Chance Round to speed up general game flow.
  

• Clients can now interact with categories in the Categories Menu, sending a message to the host that they want this category to be turned on or off!
  
• The chat is now visible in the Categories Menu when playing online.
  
• If the host swaps the game mode that is being played (such as changing from Standard to Vs Boss), their previous settings and categories are saved and will be restored if the host swaps back. This will reduce cases of players accidentally resetting their lobby settings.
  
• The "Updated!" text that appears over the Categories button now appears when the selected categories are different from when the player last viewed them.
  
• The "Settings" header button in the lobby has been renamed to "Boss" when Vs Boss Mode is active to make it clearer that the Boss can be changed in this menu.
  
• Negative’s order in the Vs Boss list has been moved to help new players experience a greater variety of bosses when the list is played in order.
  
• Players can now ready/unready faster in the lobby, and the game will start quicker when all players have readied up.
  

• Menu animations have generally been sped up to improve game flow.
  
• Seasonal events such as Halloween, Summer and Christmas will now load the desired Waiting Room on the Main Menu automatically. This means future seasonal events will automatically begin and end without further patches being required.
  
• The Voodoo Doll curse was a little overpowered, so we’ve nerfed it a little bit. Players now gain 25% less points when inflicted with a curse instead of 50%.
  
• Some new menu transitions have been added, such as when moving to the Character Creator from the Main Menu and back.
  
• If Twitch doesn’t answer when playing with Twitch in Vs Boss Mode, the boss will not consider the Twitch player when calculating the amount of points the boss should receive.
  
• Players now have more time to answer questions when playing against Santa & Krampus, in line with the other bosses.
  
• Addressing the feedback we received last-year, Santa & Krampus’ chance round has been sped up.
  
• Several space optimizations have been implemented, reducing the install size of Trivia Tricks.
  
• Several CPU optimizations have been implemented, improving performance when many characters are on-screen at once.
  
• Several GPU optimizations have been implemented, improving performance in the Main Menu on lower-spec machines.
  

• Fixed some typos and cleaned up the wording on a variety of questions. Thanks to all of you who took the time to report these to us directly!
  
• Updated several questions to be accurate following developments in the modern day.
  
• Added even more questions across all categories, many suggested by the Discord community! Thank you to everyone who has suggested questions so far!
  

• Fixed a bug where AI question answering accuracy wasn't being properly reduced when items were used against them.
  
• Fixed an exploit in Vs Boss Mode where the human team could increase their score by adding new players during the final round. The Boss will now gain the same number of points that the human team does when a human player joins.
  
• Fixed a bug where players could join lobbies that did not match their current seasonal event.
  
• Fixed a memory leak when the Magnet item was used.
  
• Fixed the chat not touching the bottom of the screen.
  
• Fixed the Twitch button flying across the screen when everyone readied up in the lobby.
  
• Fixed a bug where some buttons wouldn’t always register being clicked on first try.
  
• Fixed a bug in the lobby where no sound played when hovering over AI avatars.
  

Like what we’re doing? Hit the thumbs up below this news post! And to everyone in the Trivia Tricks community, happy holidays!

Hey folks! This is a small update containing a number of bug fixes that we’ve finished over the last week while making progress on larger features, including more items! The full patch notes are below!

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• The Saturday Night Trivia US timeslot has been adjusted for daylight savings.
  
• From this update onwards Trivia Tricks will auto-detect daylight savings - the Saturday Night Trivia times will adjust automatically without the need of hotfix patches.
  
• The Waiting Room on the Main Menu has been returned to normal to prepare for the end of the Halloween event later today.
  
• If a player uses a Crystal Ball, they can no longer be Dazed by the Anvil.
  
• Fixed a bug where using the Crystal Ball did not always remove the Dazed status, if the player had been Dazed before using it.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Crystal Ball would not disappear from the podium if the player had another negative status while using it.
  
• Fixed a bug where players who were Dazed and then used the Crystal Ball would sometimes not receive the benefits of the Crystal Ball.
  
• Fixed a bug where clients could fill the Categories Menu with their own subscribed categories, instead of the menu being limited to the host's subscribed categories.
  
• Fixed a bug where, during the Magnet’s steal effect, the numbers on the podium would start from 0 instead of their current score.
  
• Fixed the Swap Ball playing the wrong sound effect.
  
• Potentially fixed a rare bug where the Dazed effect over Tricksters heads would last longer than intended.
  

The Spook-Aversary continues! You’ll find when using items Tricksters have new animations, improved particle effects and better sound effects! Not only have we improved those items introduced in the Spook-Aversary - we're introducing another item into the pool: the Anvil!



Using the Anvil will instantly bonk all other contestants over their head causing them to be dazed! While Tricksters are dazed the answers will fly all over the screen making it difficult to find your answer. This effect will only last for a single question, so make sure you time it right to take full advantage of your opponents confusion!

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More items are already in active development, so stay tuned! The full patch notes are as follows:

• A new item has been added to the Chance Round, the Anvil! Use the Anvil to "Daze" your opponents and make it harder for them to answer!
  
• When you've been Dazed the answers will move across the screen, you’ll have to pay close attention to find your answer in the chaos!
  

• New music has been added that will play when an item has been used that requires a Trickster to be selected (such as the "Magnet" or "Voodoo Doll")
  
• New animations have been added when the Magnet, Voodoo Doll and Crystal Ball are used.
  
• The 50/50 ball will now grey out the two incorrect answers, in addition to removing the text.
  
• A new effect has been added when points are transferred by the Magnet.
  
• Tricksters who are cursed by Voodoo will now slump and generally be sad about being cursed. :(
  
• The "Curse" effect also contains more particles, making it more obvious when Tricksters are cursed.
  
• When a negative status effect (such as curse) has expired from Tricksters will play an animation.
  

• Fixed a bug where the game wouldn’t ‘time out’ if the player let the timer run out when using the Magnet or Voodoo Doll twice in the same lobby.
  
• Fixed an issue where the question's Credit would not reappear after an Item had been used.
  
• Fixed a bug where the TV was not accurately displaying earned speed bonuses when using a question timer length other than 20 seconds.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Playtime Stat in the statistics menu would lower if the player saved their game before midnight and then saved after midnight without closing the game.
  
• If a player has a negative Playtime Stat it will now be reset.
  
• Fixed a bug where the "Super Streak" and "Vision" statuses obtained in Summer's Chance Round would only last for 1 question, rather than the intended 5.
  
• Fixed an issue where the leaderboard Tab Menu did not update immediately after the Magnet had been used.
  
• Fixed a bug where the text chat box couldn't be clicked for the remainder of a question after an item had been used.
  
• Fixed a bug where the player's podium light did not turn off upon receiving an Item or Swap Ball during Chance Round.
  
• Fixed a bug where, in rare conditions, items that were not intended to spawn when local players were in the lobby could appear.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Twitch player could receive items from the Chance Round, despite not being able to use them.
  
• When a Twitch character is voting to participate in Chance Round the bar chart has been improved to update more smoothly.
  
• The in-game timer for the EU Saturday Night Trivia event has been updated to accommodate Daylight Savings.
  

It’s Halloween, and nothing is scarier than the passage of time! October 27th marks Trivia Tricks' second year and for this Spook-Aversary we’ve decided to extend Chance Round with usable items that inflict statuses on opposing players! Today we're releasing 5 of these Chance Round balls, with more on the way!


Use the Crystal Ball to see how other players are answering a question!


Use a Voodoo Doll to curse a player to earn less points for the next 5 questions!


Use 50/50 to ask the computer to take away two wrong answers leaving you the right answer and one remaining wrong answer!


Use the ‘Magnet’ to steal 1,500 points away from any player of your choosing!


Finally, there’s a new Swap ball in the Chance Machine which will swap the scores of the two random players who receive it.

These balls are all permanent additions to the ‘Chaotic’ and ‘Normal’ Chance Round settings. These rather hectic options are excluded when Chance Round is set to ‘Tame’, but we have made it possible to draw the Lose 1/2 and 1.5x Points balls in all modes to preserve the previous Chance Round feel.

Finally, we have even more Chance Round items in-testing that we hope to release in the coming weeks! Plus, we are open to suggestions, so hop into our Discord to share your ideas with the team!



It wouldn’t be a Seasonal Event without a makeover and some limited-time goodies! Complete a new set of missions to unlock a Ghostly Buddy, full Ninja Cosplay, a Witch Nose or your Third Eye! Of course, last year's missions also return, alongside a wide array of cosmetics that can be bought with the Candy you'll earn at the end of games.



The Main Menu has also had a redesign, the Halloween Stage is now the default and the seasonal ‘Halloween’ category has returned! These goodies will be available until November 8th, so grab ‘em while you can!

[h3]New feature: USABLE ITEMS![/h3]

• Items can be obtained from the Chance Round and can be used mid-question to help you find the answer or hinder your opponents!
  
• The '50/50' Item will remove two wrong answers from the list of options, and allow the user to change answers regardless of its setting.
  
• The 'Crystal Ball' Item will grant the user the ability to see the answers of other players (including AI), and allow the user to change answers regardless of its setting.
  
• The 'Magnet' Item allows the user to steal 1,500 points from a player of their choosing!
  
• The 'Voodoo Doll' allows the user to inflict a "Curse" on any player of their choosing, which will halve the amount of points they earn for 5 questions!
  
• The AI characters have been updated to also use these new items if they get one!
  
• Some items can only appear in games where each player is playing on their own copy of Trivia Tricks - this is because some items could give an advantage to someone other than the user when using Remote Play or local play (with more than 1 human player), such as the 50/50 item.
  
• Keep an eye out for even more Chance Round items coming soon! 👀
  

[h3]Chance Round[/h3]

• A new ball has been added, the Swap Ball! The Swap Ball will spawn twice and will swap the points of the two players it moves to!
  
• As of this patch, 'Normal' Chance Round will now be enabled by default!
  
• The odds of the Normal, Tame and Chaos settings for Chance Round have been adjusted due to the addition of Items and the Swap Ball. Tame does NOT feature 'Swap' or the new items, but now can spawn Lose 1/2 and 1.5x Points
  

[h3]Halloween[/h3]

• The Halloween event has returned!
  
• 6 new missions have been added which will allow you to unlock 6 new cosmetics!
  
• Three of these items make a full Ninja cosplay, including a Katana!
  
• Other item inclusions are your own ghost buddy, a witch nose and a third eye! (Spooky!)
  
• The cosmetics from the previous Halloween events have also returned in the Character Creator! Get them while you can!
  
• The Halloween category is also back for a limited time!
  
• The event will run until the 8th of November!
  

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed a bug where clients who opened the Browse Workshop menu while in the lobby would see two sets of Workshop results.
  

Like what we’re doing? Hit the thumbs up below this news post! Have more detailed thoughts? Consider leaving a Steam Review letting us know what you think. Or come chat with us devs in the Discord. Thank you for following Trivia Tricks!